A Second Wind

A Second Wind
Title A Second Wind PDF eBook
Author Philippe Pozzo di Borgo
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 274
Release 2012-05-22
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 1451689705

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"An inspiring, heartfelt, tragi-comic memoir by an aristocratic Frenchman who was paralyzed in a paragliding accident and has to adjust to his new circumstances with the help of his unlikely caregiver-a hot-headed Algerian immigrant with troubles of his own. The basis of the hit French film "Untouchables," coming to the US from the Weinstein Company in summer 2012"--




Second Wind

Second Wind
Title Second Wind PDF eBook
Author Bill Russell
Publisher
Pages 324
Release 1980
Genre Fiction
ISBN 9780345288974

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Second Wind

Second Wind
Title Second Wind PDF eBook
Author Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher Penguin
Pages 242
Release 2018-03-06
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 0143132091

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A charming memoir of midlife by the bestselling author of Mayflower and In the Hurricane's Eye, recounting his attempt to recapture a national sailing championship he'd won at twenty-two. “There had been something elemental and all consuming about a Sunfish. Nothing could compare to the exhilaration of a close race in a real blow—the wind howling and spray flying as my Sunfish and I punched through the waves to the finish.” In the spring of 1992, Nat Philbrick was in his late thirties, living with his family on Nantucket, feeling stranded and longing for that thrill of victory he once felt after winning a national sailing championship in his youth. Was it a midlife crisis? It was certainly a watershed for the journalist-turned-stay-at-home dad, who impulsively decided to throw his hat into the ring, or water, again. With the bemused approval of his wife and children, Philbrick used the off-season on the island as his solitary training ground, sailing his tiny Sunfish to its remotest corners, experiencing the haunting beauty of its tidal creeks, inlets, and wave-battered sandbars. On ponds, bays, rivers, and finally at the championship on a lake in the heartland of America, he sailed through storms and memories, racing for the prize, but finding something unexpected about himself instead.




Walk, Run, Soar

Walk, Run, Soar
Title Walk, Run, Soar PDF eBook
Author Dorina Gilmore Young
Publisher Baker Books
Pages 256
Release 2020-09-29
Genre Religion
ISBN 1493428233

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As a runner, you want to accomplish your physical goals. But deep down, you long for your training to be a more meaningful experience, engaging your body, mind, soul, and spirit. Walk, Run, Soar is a 52-week devotional and training journal designed for runners who hope to experience God's presence, purpose, and glory in a deeper way as they run. Dorina Gilmore Young, and her triathlete husband, Shawn, will get you moving with a new motivation: improving your spiritual health. Along with weekly devotions to inspire you, Walk, Run, Soar includes · practical running/training tips · training schedules from a running and triathlon coach · advice on how to fuel your body well · reflection questions and action steps · space to journal and record your running progress Whether you are new to running or a longtime runner, Walk, Run, Soar will motivate you to hit your fitness goals while strengthening your faith.




In the Hurricane's Eye

In the Hurricane's Eye
Title In the Hurricane's Eye PDF eBook
Author Nathaniel Philbrick
Publisher Penguin
Pages 386
Release 2018-10-16
Genre History
ISBN 0698153227

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Nathaniel Philbrick is a masterly storyteller. Here he seeks to elevate the naval battles between the French and British to a central place in the history of the American Revolution. He succeeds, marvelously."--The New York Times Book Review The thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War from the New York Times bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower. In the concluding volume of his acclaimed American Revolution series, Nathaniel Philbrick tells the thrilling story of the year that won the Revolutionary War. In the fall of 1780, after five frustrating years of war, George Washington had come to realize that the only way to defeat the British Empire was with the help of the French navy. But coordinating his army's movements with those of a fleet of warships based thousands of miles away was next to impossible. And then, on September 5, 1781, the impossible happened. Recognized today as one of the most important naval engagements in the history of the world, the Battle of the Chesapeake—fought without a single American ship—made the subsequent victory of the Americans at Yorktown a virtual inevitability. A riveting and wide-ranging story, full of dramatic, unexpected turns, In the Hurricane's Eye reveals that the fate of the American Revolution depended, in the end, on Washington and the sea.




The Energies of Men

The Energies of Men
Title The Energies of Men PDF eBook
Author William James
Publisher
Pages 48
Release 1907
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN

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Untouchable

Untouchable
Title Untouchable PDF eBook
Author Phillippe Pozzo Di Borgo
Publisher
Pages 64
Release 2014-06-30
Genre High interest-low vocabulary books
ISBN 9781783224739

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Abdel, an Algerian immigrant living in a Paris slum, applies for a job as carer to a wealthy quadriplegic, so that he can continue to claim benefits. Despite his lack of qualifications, he lands the job because of his attitude. Philippe, the millionaire quadriplegic, wants a carer who will look after him without pitying him. As Abdel reluctantly learns to move, feed, and clean Philippe, the two men discover a blunt but vital humour that not only bridges the cultural and class divide between them, but gives Philippe a renewed joy in life.